Bhajan Satsangh Trust to organise Vishnu Sahasranamam Prayer for universal peace.
An Auckland based charitable organisation Bhajan Satsangh Prayer Group Trust, is organising a five-day prayer event that will see devotees chant special verses in reverence of Lord Vishnu – the Hindu god epitomising perseverance, sustenance, and continuity of life.
Scheduled to be held in Shri Shirdi Saibaba Sansthan (Temple) in Onehunga, from Friday, April 23 to Sunday, April 25 later this month, it will be one of its kind of event witnessing a large number of people gathering together to offer prayers in a staged manner, for universal well-being and welfare.
Vishnu Sahasranama means the list of the thousand names of Lord Vishnu to (wherein 'Sahasra' means thousand and 'nama' means name) and is a part of the Anushasana Parva of the great ancient Indian epic - The Mahabharata.
It is widely believed that devotees chant Vishnu Sahasranama to reap health-related benefits, including increasing calmness and improving focus towards other mundane endeavours in life.
Notably, in the Hindu pantheon lord, Vishnu is one of the three most important deities along with Brahma and Mahesh (Shiva), who represent sustenance, creation and destruction, respectively.
Bhajan Satsangh first came up about 20 years ago in New Zealand as a loosely organised group of enthusiastic people to serve the religious and cultural aspirations of around 300 families through regular events of bhajans before formally emerging an organisation registered under the Societies act in 2009.
Speaking to the Indian Weekender, Venkatachalam Subramanian, one of the spokespersons of Bhajan Satsangh, said, "As a prayer for universal peace and welfare, with the unconditional support of various likeminded organisations, Bhajan Satsangh has organised mass chanting of Vishnu Sahasranamam with the aim of achieving Koti Vishnu Nama Parayanam (10 million times chanting of Lord Vishnu's names)."
Explaining further how they intend to collectively achieve such a mammoth number of recitations of Lord Vishnu's name, Subramanian said, "it is going to be a collective effort of a number of people."
"Chanting Vishnu Sahasranama once is equal to chanting 1000 Vishnu Namas and constitutes one avarthi."
"500 people chanting 20 times (avarthi) equals 10 million Koti Namas," Subramanian said.
"For this endeavour, we are calling upon interested devotees to register online and pick up time and slot of their choice and convenience to come and chant Vishnu Sahasranama prayer."
"The devotees will get an opportunity to feel being part of something larger than individual and pray for collective, universal good."
"Chanting Vishnu Sahasranamam creates positive energy and peace of mind for the whole family at home. Doing so in the temple energises the temple and provides peace of mind to the whole community," Subramanian said.
Members of the community interested to be part of this one in a kind event in New Zealand can register themselves at http://bhajansathsangh.org/registration-form/.
An Auckland based charitable organisation Bhajan Satsangh Prayer Group Trust, is organising a five-day prayer event that will see devotees chant special verses in reverence of Lord Vishnu – the Hindu god epitomising perseverance, sustenance, and continuity of life.
Scheduled to be held in Shri...
An Auckland based charitable organisation Bhajan Satsangh Prayer Group Trust, is organising a five-day prayer event that will see devotees chant special verses in reverence of Lord Vishnu – the Hindu god epitomising perseverance, sustenance, and continuity of life.
Scheduled to be held in Shri Shirdi Saibaba Sansthan (Temple) in Onehunga, from Friday, April 23 to Sunday, April 25 later this month, it will be one of its kind of event witnessing a large number of people gathering together to offer prayers in a staged manner, for universal well-being and welfare.
Vishnu Sahasranama means the list of the thousand names of Lord Vishnu to (wherein 'Sahasra' means thousand and 'nama' means name) and is a part of the Anushasana Parva of the great ancient Indian epic - The Mahabharata.
It is widely believed that devotees chant Vishnu Sahasranama to reap health-related benefits, including increasing calmness and improving focus towards other mundane endeavours in life.
Notably, in the Hindu pantheon lord, Vishnu is one of the three most important deities along with Brahma and Mahesh (Shiva), who represent sustenance, creation and destruction, respectively.
Bhajan Satsangh first came up about 20 years ago in New Zealand as a loosely organised group of enthusiastic people to serve the religious and cultural aspirations of around 300 families through regular events of bhajans before formally emerging an organisation registered under the Societies act in 2009.
Speaking to the Indian Weekender, Venkatachalam Subramanian, one of the spokespersons of Bhajan Satsangh, said, "As a prayer for universal peace and welfare, with the unconditional support of various likeminded organisations, Bhajan Satsangh has organised mass chanting of Vishnu Sahasranamam with the aim of achieving Koti Vishnu Nama Parayanam (10 million times chanting of Lord Vishnu's names)."
Explaining further how they intend to collectively achieve such a mammoth number of recitations of Lord Vishnu's name, Subramanian said, "it is going to be a collective effort of a number of people."
"Chanting Vishnu Sahasranama once is equal to chanting 1000 Vishnu Namas and constitutes one avarthi."
"500 people chanting 20 times (avarthi) equals 10 million Koti Namas," Subramanian said.
"For this endeavour, we are calling upon interested devotees to register online and pick up time and slot of their choice and convenience to come and chant Vishnu Sahasranama prayer."
"The devotees will get an opportunity to feel being part of something larger than individual and pray for collective, universal good."
"Chanting Vishnu Sahasranamam creates positive energy and peace of mind for the whole family at home. Doing so in the temple energises the temple and provides peace of mind to the whole community," Subramanian said.
Members of the community interested to be part of this one in a kind event in New Zealand can register themselves at http://bhajansathsangh.org/registration-form/.
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